# Adobe Acrobat Sign: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/adobe-acrobat-sign

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Contract lifecycle management and e-signature](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/contract-lifecycle-management-and-e-signature/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Adobe Acrobat Sign if your team already lives in Adobe/Microsoft workflows" (GPT-5.4 mini, CLM)
- "Best if You're in the Adobe Ecosystem... Weaker on full contract management" (Grok 4.20, CLM)
- "Best for PDF-Centric Workflows" (MiniMax M2.5, CLM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Adobe Acrobat Sign, from 20 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- albato.com: 8
- docusign.com: 8
- sirion.ai: 7
- spotdraft.com: 7
- getapp.com: 6
- bindlegal.com: 5
- pandadoc.com: 5
- concord.app: 4
- contractsafe.com: 4
- hyperstart.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://albato.com/blog/publications/best-e-signature-software: 8
- https://getapp.com/operations-management-software/contract-management/f/electronic-signature: 6
- https://sirion.ai/library/clm-platform/best-e-signature-software: 6
- https://spotdraft.com/blog/best-esignature-platforms: 5
- https://bindlegal.com/resources/guides/clm-buying-guide: 4
- https://money.com/best-contract-management-software: 4
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/contract-lifecycle-management: 3
- https://cobblestonesoftware.com/hubfs/Hackett%202024%20Report/The%20Hackett%20Group%20CLM%20Digital%20World%20Class%20Matrix%20-%20Licensed%20by%20CobbleStone.pdf: 3

## The company

Adobe; https://www.adobe.com/; San Jose, United States; founded 1982; about 25,988 employees (2021); public, ABS on London Stock Exchange. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Adobe Acrobat Sign's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Developer (https://developer.adobe.com/acrobat-sign)
- For: developers (https://developer.adobe.com/acrobat-sign)
- Free plan or trial: Free Dev Account Sign-Up (https://developer.adobe.com/acrobat-sign)
- Certifications: FedRAMP

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.